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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging travelers to Guinea and Tanzania to be mindful of contracting the deadly Marburg virus. The CDC is also sending personnel to Africa to assist stopping the outbreak of the disease. The Marburg virus is an infectious disease that has …

Ramadan is a special time of the year for Muslims all around the world, centered around spiritual reflection, charity, and self-discipline. However, it is also a time when people often gather and share food and desserts. With the long fasting hours, indulging in sweet treats and desserts is a common …

A yeast called Candida auris has sickened more people over a wider area during the pandemic. The nation’s top health officials are sounding the alarm about Candida auris, a deadly, drug-resistant fungus that’s spreading rapidly across the United States. Since its first detection in the country in 2016, the yeast …

A newly enacted law will still allow for redactions to keep most highly classified information under wraps US President Joe Biden has signed a bill that directs the federal government to declassify material related to the genesis of the Covid-19 pandemic, with the White House suggesting “potential links” between the …

While health experts advise against consuming too much caffeine, research has showed how certain levels may positively impact the body. Coffee lovers will be happy to hear that new research suggests higher blood caffeine levels may help cut risks of diabetes and obesity. While many people enjoy a cup of …

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a fast-acting nasal spray from Pfizer designed to treat migraines, the US pharmaceutical giant said Friday. Pfizer said it expected the drug, marketed under the name Zavzpret, to be available in pharmacies in July 2023. “The FDA approval of Zavzpret marks a …

The water-borne infection can be fatal in up to 50% of untreated cases Factors including economic crises, climate change and the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic have led to the ideal circumstances for cholera to flourish in high-risk countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned after noting a sharp …

The sweetener erythritol has been linked to a dramatically increased risk of cardiovascular problems. Erythritol is a four-carbon sugar alcohol naturally present in small amounts in fruits and vegetables, but at levels 1000 times higher in some processed foods such as pastries and ice creams. It is around two-thirds as …

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visited opposition-held northwestern Syria on Wednesday, his first trip to areas outside Damascus’s control since a devastating quake last month, an AFP correspondent reported. Tedros was the highest-ranking United Nations official to visit the opposition-held zones since the February 6 quake. He entered …

White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said Sunday that there is still no “definitive answer” from the intelligence community to how COVID-19 originated, despite reporting that the Department of Energy has concluded the pandemic most likely came from a laboratory leak rather than emerging naturally. The Wall Street Journal …

The global health watchdog described the situation as “worrying” as news spread of a girl dying in Cambodia after contracting the virus The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a warning amid a recent uptick in cases of avian flu (H5N1) in Cambodia. Authorities in the Southeast Asian country recently …

The findings could lead to a better understanding of how chronic fasting may affect the body in the long term. Skipping breakfast may be bad for the immune system, making it more difficult for the body to fight off infection, according to a new study. Chronic fasting could also lead …

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is working with the Cambodian authorities after two confirmed human cases of H5N1 bird flu were found in the country among one family. Describing the situation as “worrying” due to the rise in cases in birds, mammals and humans, Dr Sylvie Briand, the director of …

A man with HIV is now virus-free after receiving a stem cell transplant, making him one of only a handful of people to be considered cured after the treatment. The HIV patient in Düsseldorf, Germany also had cancer and received a bone marrow transplant which replaced his cells with a …

Singapore recorded its first fatality linked to the COVID-19 vaccine after the Ministry of Health announced that the death of a 28-year-old Bangladeshi man in 2021 was likely due to the jab. The man’s death 21 days after his Covid-19 vaccination was a medical misadventure, MOH said in a statement …

A dramatic series of outbreaks is leading to concerns that a mutation could eventually hit humans and make COVID-19 seem mild. It is a bloody trail: Avian flu has killed 15 million domestic birds and led to the culling of an unprecedented 193 million more since October 2021. The rampant …

Nine deaths and 16 suspected cases have been reported so far in a new Marburg virus outbreak in Africa The World Health Organization (WHO) has convened to discuss a new outbreak of a highly infectious virus in Central Africa. The body is looking at several vaccine candidates that could potentially …

The COVID-19 pandemic may be approaching an ”inflection point” where increased immunity levels may limit the impact of the virus on morbidity and mortality, the World Health Organization said Monday. The 170,000 COVID-19-related deaths reported globally within the last eight weeks meant that the pandemic remains a public health emergency …

Diabetes injections used for weight loss without a doctor’s prescription are far more dangerous than people think, doctors have said amid a recent diet fad that has worsened the global shortage of such medications. From TikTok videos to advertisements on Instagram, weight loss injections are being promoted as a miracle …

The possibility of a large scale rebound of COVID-19 in China over the next two or three months is very small as 80 percent of the population has already been infected, the chief epidemiologist at the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention said on Saturday. The mass movement of …